MEN’S SQUASH: Third Place in CSA BY BETSY GOOD STAFF REPORTER

This weekend, the Yale men’s squash team (10–3, 3–3 Ivy) competed in the College Squash Association Team Championship to close out their team season.

The men competed at Trinity College’s George A. Kellner Squash Courts in Hartford, Connecticut. The Bulldogs entered the tournament as the No. 4 seed and finished third in this year's Potter Cup with wins over the University of

Virginia (13–4, 0–0 MASC) and the University of Pennsylvania (16–3, 5–1 Ivy).

“The past weekend proved that we are one of the best teams in the country,” assistant coach Tate Miller wrote to the News. “The squash that the men played was absolutely brilliant and all of them should be proud of the teamwork and passion that they displayed, and we will be going into the offseason with plenty of confidence for next season.”

The Bulldogs played the Cavaliers back in November to start Yale’s 2022-2023 regular season, beating UVA with the same score of 6–3.

On Saturday, the Bulldogs played in the semifinals against the undefeated No. 1 Harvard University team (16–0, 6–0 Ivy). The Blue and White fell to the Crimson 6–3. There were many close matches against the Crimson, with Brian Leonard ’24 and Maxwell Orr ’25 both losing their matches with a tight scoreline of 2–3.

By Henry Frech Staff Reporter

On Saturday, the Yale women’s basketball team (12–14, 6–7) put the beat down on Cornell University (10–16, 3–10) with the fi nal score reading 63–42.

At the start of the game, Christen McCann ’25 and Jenna Clark ’24 each sank a three pointer to propel the Bulldogs to an 8–0 lead. Cornell called a timeout then got on the board with a two point jumper. For the rest of the quarter, Yale stayed ahead of the Big Red by about three buckets. The frame ended with the Blue and White up 18–13.

“We played together, and really tough,” said Avery Lee ’25. Yale grew their lead in the second quarter. With 2:35 left before the halftime buzzer sounded, the Bulldogs were winning by nine points. Brenna McDonald ’24 corralled an o ensive rebound over the reaching arms of three Cornell players and passed the ball out of the key to McCann Standing wide open in the corner, McCann caught the ball and drilled a three pointer to put the Bulldogs up by 12.

After Cornell called a timeout, Klara Aastroem ’24 subbed

S TAT OF THE W EEK